Hood College
Frederick, Maryland · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
9of 11 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Maryland high-school graduate (about $37,571 a year). 2 fall short.
11 of 41 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 30: 25 with no earnings published and 5 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 38 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$20,873 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$20,873 a year
About $83,492 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $12,424 |
| $30k to $48k | $14,454 |
| $48k to $75k | $19,837 |
| $75k to $110k | $23,638 |
| $110k and up | $29,078 |
| All families (average) | $20,873 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Maryland high-school graduate ($37,571 a year).
19 of 79 programs could be assessed 24% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $78,503 | +$40,932 | clears the bar | $23,331 | 0.6 yrs | 32 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $56,1071-year earnings | +$18,536 | above HS line (1-yr) | $46,161 | 2.5 yrs | 29 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $65,110 | +$27,539 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 0.8 yrs | 23 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $60,022 | +$22,451 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.1 yrs | 23 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | $90,850 | +$53,279 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,886 | +$16,315 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.7 yrs | 21 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $75,246 | +$37,675 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $93,047 | +$55,476 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $92,955 | +$55,384 | clears the bar | $26,750 | 0.5 yrs | 17 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $50,200 | +$12,629 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $44,411 | +$6,840 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $71,439 | +$33,868 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $50,126 | +$12,555 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | $50,1721-year earnings | +$12,601 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $32,8051-year earnings | -$4,766 | falls short (1-yr) | $22,125 | no earnings gain | 10 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $70,544 | +$32,973 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $20,4221-year earnings | -$17,149 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Educational Administration | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $100,507 | +$62,936 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Educational Administration | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $119,559 | +$81,988 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 45 |
| Psychology, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| IT Administration and Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Business Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Fine Arts | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Music | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Area Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Finance | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Information Science | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| IT Administration and Management | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Computational Science | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Psychology, Other | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Fine Arts | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business Administration | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $37,571 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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